11 November 2013

One is led to believe, from this anecdote, that Canada's public transport system is in the throes of a white-on-black harassment wave. Were this true, we would do well to educate ourselves about it.

But is it true? While data on Canada is sparse, for the U.S., where the vast majority of North America's Euros and Afros live, it is plentiful. What can it tell us of these two groups' relations while riding mass transit, today and yesterday?